WEZS

WEZS (1350 AM) is a broadcast radio station licensed to Laconia, New Hampshire, serving the Laconia and Franklin, New Hampshire area. WEZS is owned and operated by Gary W. Hammond.

For the radio station in Richmond, Virginia, formerly known as WEZS-FM, see WURV.
WEZS
CityLaconia, New Hampshire
Broadcast areaLaconia/Franklin, New Hampshire
Frequency1350 kHz
BrandingNews Talk 103.3 & AM 1350
SloganThe New Talk Authority
Programming
FormatTalk radio/all-news radio
Ownership
OwnerGary W. Hammond
History
First air date1922
Former call signsWLNH, WKZU, WMRS
Technical information
Facility ID23321
ClassD
Power5,000 watts (day)
112 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates43°30′27″N 71°31′00″W
Translator(s)W277DJ (103.3 MHz, Laconia)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewezs.com

History

WEZS traces its origins to New Hampshire's first broadcast radio station, WKAV, an experimental station run by a local radio club, which went on the air in 1922 but went dark about a decade later after a myriad of financial problems. In 1934, the station was reborn as WLNH at 1310 kHz on the AM dial, moving to 1340 in 1941 and to the current 1350 frequency in 1954. The station has also featured the calls WKZU and WMRS (1986–1987) and returned to WLNH (1987–1994) before becoming WEZS in June 1994.[1]

Programming
WEZS logo from 2008-2012

As WEZS, the station initially featured a beautiful music/easy listening format which was eventually modified to smooth jazz. WEZS was a rare AM station to play smooth jazz, along with WCIN in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The station's format changed in March 2008 to "Good Times and Great Oldies", then in December 2012 to full-time news and talk. The programming includes syndicated shows hosted by Mark Levin, Michael Savage, Dennis Prager, and Dave Ramsey; hourly news by Fox News Radio; and programming produced locally: Newsday with Allan Harrison.

gollark: Ah, very good. I'm sure you can find a Latin noun endings table on the e-web somewhere too.
gollark: Though to be realistic Latin it needs to end in `us` a lot but often be stupidly irregular for no reason.
gollark: We clearly just speak different Pig Latin dialects.
gollark: But who is this „oliver„¿
gollark: Ustray Siay Oodgay!

References
  1. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Database.
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